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Review
. 2010 Nov;25(11):1101-11.
doi: 10.1002/gps.2444.

Shared decision-making in the primary care treatment of late-life major depression: a needed new intervention?

Patrick J Raue  1 , Herbert C Schulberg, Roberto Lewis-Fernandez, Carla Boutin-Foster, Amy S Hoffman, Martha L Bruce
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Review

Shared decision-making in the primary care treatment of late-life major depression: a needed new intervention?

Patrick J Raue et al. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2010 Nov.

Abstract

Objective: We suggest that clinicians consider models of shared decision-making (SDM) for their potential ability to improve the treatment of major depression in the primary care setting and overcome limitations of collaborative care and other interventions.

Methods: We explore the characteristics and techniques of patient-clinician SDM, with particular emphasis on this model's relevance to the unique treatment concerns of depressed older adults.

Results: We describe a SDM intervention to engage older adults in depression treatment in the primary care sector.

Conclusions: It is timely to examine SDM models for elderly depressed primary care patients given their potential ability to improve treatment adherence and clinical outcomes.

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